Bullshit. Show a biologist new evidence, and if the prevailing theory doesn't fit, it changes.
Show a religious person evidence of any kind that contradicts their faith, and the faith doesn't change. After all, virtue from a religious standpoint is believing the unbelievable.
A 10D takes more than 5 seconds to flush an image to the CF card...
Assuming 5 seconds (which is faster than I'd expect to get in real conditions) and shooting without pause, it would take about an hour for the camera to shoot that many RAW files. I know photographers that shoot action sports with a 10D, they don't shoot RAW because the camera just can't keep up.
Just like the multitude of IANAL posts, your IANAMTBR disclaimer should scare most people away.
It's a downhill bike. Race courses, no pedalling out into the boonies with it. If something breaks, you lose the race anyways. This is a way to get around the fragile derailleur system we currently have.
Actually, it was a minivan and it looks like he fell asleep.
Do you know about Google? It's a great search engine, and with less effort than it took you to post, you could have probably found that out instead of talking out of your ass.
Yep, that is right. I was driving through Oregon last year, and stopped to fill up about an hour north of the California border. I'm filling up my tank, happy as a clam, when a big fat smelly hairy guy walks up to me and says, "Not in Oregon!"
Now, I start to think maybe Oregon has a law against razors or soap or exercise bikes, but it turns out you can't pump your own gas. Of course, I didn't get the usual extra value add perks that usually come with a full service station, like a check of the oil or a wash of the windows. The only job this guy had was to squeeze the lever on the pump, and put it back when he was done. Job security for the minimum wage set, I guess.
In most cases I would agree with you. IT is a support role in most companies, and large parts of the Slashdot crowd seem to forget that.
In this case though, this guy was not hired to be the IT person. He is the "ad-hoc computer guy". It's his ass on the line if someone loses data again. This would be a simple way to demonstrate the importance of backing up files. It will take 5 minutes, not destroy any data, and will serve a valuable lesson.
You don't need to crash it. Just unplug the hard drive's IDE cable. Hell, I've had those wiggle out myself on occasion. Super easy to fix, no data destruction.
However you own most of the information and its your responsiblity to educate those who cannot afford education.
Oh really? I suppose I should head over to the nearest University and get that MBA free of charge then. Or maybe that Philosophy degree I was always interested in. Any then maybe we can chain Torvalds up to a keyboard and make him crank out new kernels faster. After all, he has the knowledge, right?
Anyways, I'm not getting into a pissing match with an anonymous person about how tough I've had it growing up compared to him or her. That won't get us anywhere.
I can see we're going to have to agree to disagree here. You still insist on treating life like it is a zero sum game, and it's not.
The AIDS problem in Africa is not my fault. It's a social problem caused by lack of education and ignorance of basic facts.
Poor people in Harlem is not my fault. I didn't make them poor. Same thing with people in Afghanistan. No amount of fingerpointing is going to make me feel guilty for that situation. I can fell empathy for all the above cases, but not guilt. No matter how often you try to tell me it's my fault, it's not.
One last point: Did Bill Clinton spend his childhood and university years bitching about how bad he had it, being born in Arkansas to a single mother? Or was he too busy being a Rhodes scholar to feel sorry for himself?
Sorry Hanzo, but you've been spending a little too much time with computers. Life is not a binary solution set. There are more than 2 choices. So no, I don't get your point. You are taking a very complex situation, and vastly oversimplifying it.
I'm not going to disagree with you that George Bush whines a lot. Now, unlike yourself, I don't think that George Bush is the reason for all the problems that happen in my life.
I whine, afganstan whines, people in the ghettos and trailors whine, we all whine, except you, who has everything.
Making baseless assumptions. Nice. How do you suppose I have everything? How do you know I'm not just another working shmoe down on his luck right now? You're omnipotent, I guess?
As far as the classist remark goes, I'm just going to shake my head and laugh. First off, even if I am, I'm not going to cause the destruction of the world by thinking that way, sorry. (Of course, if the world does end, it'll be everyone's fault but yours, right?)
Terrorism, Crime, not a problem for you yet? Well wait until you cant step outside your mansion without worrying about people trying to rob you.
Well, with the house I live in, the most I have to worry about is Bill Gates running me over in one of his many cars. Yeah, that's it...
The most common argument the tube lovers trot out is that the best guitar amps use them. They seem to forget that when you are listening to music, you want something that accurately reproduces the sound on your source, you don't want something that changes the source.
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Bullshit. Show a biologist new evidence, and if the prevailing theory doesn't fit, it changes.
Show a religious person evidence of any kind that contradicts their faith, and the faith doesn't change. After all, virtue from a religious standpoint is believing the unbelievable.
A 10D takes more than 5 seconds to flush an image to the CF card...
Assuming 5 seconds (which is faster than I'd expect to get in real conditions) and shooting without pause, it would take about an hour for the camera to shoot that many RAW files. I know photographers that shoot action sports with a 10D, they don't shoot RAW because the camera just can't keep up.
Something just doesn't add up.
Gee, you got the hint Lance won't be using it for the uphill TT in the TDF next year....
Just like the multitude of IANAL posts, your IANAMTBR disclaimer should scare most people away.
It's a downhill bike. Race courses, no pedalling out into the boonies with it. If something breaks, you lose the race anyways. This is a way to get around the fragile derailleur system we currently have.
Take those good downhillers to Northstar, and they'll all rip off their short cage 105 or Ultegra derailleurs, I promise.
Your 99 FSR would be in 20 pieces at the bottom of a World Cup downhill course.
First off, no downhill rider cares about the Q factor. That's something the lycra set worries about (I'm a member of both.)
It's a downhill race bike. Your concerns for it are meaningless.
It's not a crosscountry bike, fool. I would have thought that would be obvious.
Actually, it was a minivan and it looks like he fell asleep.
Do you know about Google? It's a great search engine, and with less effort than it took you to post, you could have probably found that out instead of talking out of your ass.
Herb Brooks, by the way.
Thanks for making me feel better about myself this morning.
Honestly, if you smoke near a gas pump, you deserve to get your ass blown up.
Now, I start to think maybe Oregon has a law against razors or soap or exercise bikes, but it turns out you can't pump your own gas. Of course, I didn't get the usual extra value add perks that usually come with a full service station, like a check of the oil or a wash of the windows. The only job this guy had was to squeeze the lever on the pump, and put it back when he was done. Job security for the minimum wage set, I guess.
I'm also not aware of a credible source that shows that intelligence and frequency of sexual activity are inversely related.
(I'm just kidding)
In this case though, this guy was not hired to be the IT person. He is the "ad-hoc computer guy". It's his ass on the line if someone loses data again. This would be a simple way to demonstrate the importance of backing up files. It will take 5 minutes, not destroy any data, and will serve a valuable lesson.
Oh really? I suppose I should head over to the nearest University and get that MBA free of charge then. Or maybe that Philosophy degree I was always interested in. Any then maybe we can chain Torvalds up to a keyboard and make him crank out new kernels faster. After all, he has the knowledge, right?
Anyways, I'm not getting into a pissing match with an anonymous person about how tough I've had it growing up compared to him or her. That won't get us anywhere.
The AIDS problem in Africa is not my fault. It's a social problem caused by lack of education and ignorance of basic facts.
Poor people in Harlem is not my fault. I didn't make them poor. Same thing with people in Afghanistan. No amount of fingerpointing is going to make me feel guilty for that situation. I can fell empathy for all the above cases, but not guilt. No matter how often you try to tell me it's my fault, it's not.
One last point: Did Bill Clinton spend his childhood and university years bitching about how bad he had it, being born in Arkansas to a single mother? Or was he too busy being a Rhodes scholar to feel sorry for himself?
I'm not going to disagree with you that George Bush whines a lot. Now, unlike yourself, I don't think that George Bush is the reason for all the problems that happen in my life.
I whine, afganstan whines, people in the ghettos and trailors whine, we all whine, except you, who has everything.
Making baseless assumptions. Nice. How do you suppose I have everything? How do you know I'm not just another working shmoe down on his luck right now? You're omnipotent, I guess?
As far as the classist remark goes, I'm just going to shake my head and laugh. First off, even if I am, I'm not going to cause the destruction of the world by thinking that way, sorry. (Of course, if the world does end, it'll be everyone's fault but yours, right?)
Terrorism, Crime, not a problem for you yet? Well wait until you cant step outside your mansion without worrying about people trying to rob you.
Well, with the house I live in, the most I have to worry about is Bill Gates running me over in one of his many cars. Yeah, that's it...
Why do you keep bringing up terrorism? How does the American tax system create terrorists? Enlighten me, please.
The most common argument the tube lovers trot out is that the best guitar amps use them. They seem to forget that when you are listening to music, you want something that accurately reproduces the sound on your source, you don't want something that changes the source.
"Audiophiles", flame away.